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As for me, I was lucky enough to marry a gamer, but she thinks fighting games are inane, unfortunately.

Inane? Fighting games require the most skill level to me and memorization. Definitely the hardest (and best) game genre for serious, skilled players.

Originally Posted by Piko

I play on stick. Most NRS games aren't really made for stick though. You can do it. Not worth it though.

I feel like MK has gone in a different direction than I did. Love fighting games. MK doesn't do it for me like the 90s games did anymore. Playing on controller doesn't help.

I guess I'm weird, I play almost every fighting game wth the d-pad (I get a better sense of control in regards to special input commands). Since a lot of MK's current 2D games combos rely on directional inputs I find it infinitely easier to do it via d-paid over the analog stick. I play vastly better on the d-pad.

Yeah, the 29th slot is new. There's been a bit of an outcry for Spoiler:Rain considering he's a pretty popular character who never makes it into base rosters. Last rumors I heard about the DLC packs were that Spoiler:Fujin, Nightwolf, Sheeva, Sindel, Smoke and Sareena were all being considered for DLC inclusion, with Spoiler:Spawn and Terminator as guest characters.

Noob Saibot kicks ass, sounds like he's voiced by Frank Welker, and Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa is back as Shang Tsung, first DLC character. I'm in heaven.

Noob looks insane. So happy to see Shang back too. Added bonus that it's the actual guy from the movie. Not often a FG will come along and do such a great job presenting a roster and their playability. No weak links. They all look solid so far. Jacqui being the biggest surprise of them all. She looks nuts with that aegis reflector.

Think they said no repeat dlc. Sucks. I really like the cyborg characters. All can be forgiven if Rain's in the game (almost...).

Liking the beta. I'm getting some combos with scorpion. Tried jade, but I feel like I might need a training mode for her. Really wish they would at least teach some mechanics before throwing you into the wild.

Definitely, if this franchise has had any problems since it's heyday it's that they add these copy paste or forgettable characters throughout the 3-D era and lean too heavily on the mk1 cast instead of fostering some of the cooler deep cuts from 3 on. MKX was a bit of an exception and that's why some of the newer characters like Skarlet and Erron Black, and D'vorah made it through but I'm shocked at how forgettable se of the new designs are. Especially Cetrion has this whole plant them but all of her moves are that she just throws rocks. And given how contentious this fan base gets about returning characters (all fighting games are like this but outside of smash Bros I've always thought MK was the most) I feel like a new character taking a spot over a returning one, like they had better make it realllly count. And the Collector and Geras and the like definitely don't.

Even some recent returners like Jacqui, and Kotal Kahn and Frost are baffling inclusions because they're so bland to start.

I also feel like an easy way to please the base is just to include every ninja each time, that's usually the stake people have just keep smoke and noob and ermac and reptile and rain and I guess tremor and even chameleon around and you can keep all the shit new guys as much as you want

I like Frost... New characters are kind of underwhelming. Maybe playing them.will change my mind. The fact there's likely no Mileena is baffling. Yeah, she's dead. But, so is Jade. Bunch of people want Rain and knowing NRS, probably won't get him...

Definitely, if this franchise has had any problems since it's heyday it's that they add these copy paste or forgettable characters throughout the 3-D era and lean too heavily on the mk1 cast instead of fostering some of the cooler deep cuts from 3 on. MKX was a bit of an exception and that's why some of the newer characters like Skarlet and Erron Black, and D'vorah made it through but I'm shocked at how forgettable se of the new designs are. Especially Cetrion has this whole plant them but all of her moves are that she just throws rocks. And given how contentious this fan base gets about returning characters (all fighting games are like this but outside of smash Bros I've always thought MK was the most) I feel like a new character taking a spot over a returning one, like they had better make it realllly count. And the Collector and Geras and the like definitely don't.

Even some recent returners like Jacqui, and Kotal Kahn and Frost are baffling inclusions because they're so bland to start.

I also feel like an easy way to please the base is just to include every ninja each time, that's usually the stake people have just keep smoke and noob and ermac and reptile and rain and I guess tremor and even chameleon around and you can keep all the shit new guys as much as you want

Speaking as a guy who's part of an MK podcast and has an ear to the fanbase, this is kinda off-base.

Sure, there have been misses like Dairou and Darrius and Hsu Hao, but a good portion of the MK fanbase has wanted the likes of Frost, Ashrah, and especially Havik back for a long time now. Fujin had a huge push for DLC in MKX and it was considered appalling when he didn't make the cut. Lots of support out there for Reiko and Sareena too, for those real deep cuts.

A lot of folks liked Kotal. It's not all about the ninjas, you're going to be hard-pressed to find a lot of people who give a rat's ass about Chameleon.

Also, Cetrion's not just throwing plants around: she uses wind, earth, a bit of fire and water in her moves and fatalities, too - reason being, she's an elder god.

Personally I find this guy intriguing. I like the idea that Shao Kahn had a tax collector and we're not getting generic ninja general 87634.

I like Frost... New characters are kind of underwhelming. Maybe playing them.will change my mind. The fact there's likely no Mileena is baffling. Yeah, she's dead. But, so is Jade. Bunch of people want Rain and knowing NRS, probably won't get him...

I can't claim to be someone who follows MK mythology or the story really, but weren't there like a billion clones of Milleena or something?